CATHEDRAL PARISH.

Waiapu Church Times, Volume I, Issue 6, 1 December 1907, Page 5

CATHEDRAL PARISH.

Vicar : Rev. Canon Frank Mayne, MA. Curate : Rev. Gerald B. Nanson. Lay Readers— Messrs E. Andrews, 8.A., T. Tanner, F. W. Williams. Organist and Choirmaster— J. H. Fray, F.M.I.C. Sanctuary Guild— Mesdames J. H. Coleman, "Levies, J. P- Thomson ; Misses Bishop, Braithwaite, .Tardine, Kennedy, Margoliouth, Todd. Chapel Altar Flowers— Miss F. Sutton. Churchwardens— Vicar's : F. W. Williams. Parish : J. B. Fielder. Vestry— Dr. E. A. W. Henley, Messrs C H. Edwards, J. H. Sheath, G. G. F. Smallbone, A. Stednran, T. Tanner, J. P. Thomson, H. S. St. Paul, T. M. Thornton. Verger— J. Corbett, Raflles street. SUNDAY SEEVICES. Holy Communion — Every Sunday, 8 a m (plain) ; Ist Sunday m month, 12 a m (plain) ; 3rd Sunday m month, 11 a m (choral) ; Matins, 11 am, except 3rd Sunday, then 10.30 am; Evensong. 7pm WEEK-DAY SERVICES. Holy Communion — Saints' Days, Bam Thursdays, 8a m ~ „ „ ,-■,,- Daily Matins, 8.45 a m ; Daily Evensong, 5.15 p m ; Evensong, with Address, on Thursdays, 'Holy'Baptisin and Churchings— 2nd and 4th Sundays, 3.30 p m ; Tuesdays, 2pm Sunday Schools, at 3 p in— Mam School, Mr Sheath • Napier Terrace, Miss Thornton ; Lucy Eoad, Mr C. F. Smallbone. Young Men's Bible Class — At Vicarage, Sundays, 2.15 p in Bible Teaching— Main School, Tuesdays, 3.45 S. John's Communicant's Guild— Last Thursday m month, 8 p in m Vestry Ministering Children's League — For information apply to Mrs Westall, Priestly Road ; Meetings, Ist Friday, m Schoolroom Teachers' Meeting — Ist Thursday, after Evensong. Gleaners' Union — Meetings when announced. Mothers' Union— Presidents, Mrs F. Mayne, Mrs F. W. Williams ; Meetings, 3rd Wednesday m month, 2.30 p m Dorcas Society — Meetings during winter months on every 2nd and 4th Tuesday m the month at 2.30 p m m the Schoolroom Missions — Maori j 2nd Thursday, Bpm; Melanesian, 3rd Thursday, Bpm The Church Society.— The collections on Advent Sunday, December • Ist, will be given to the Church Society. „ Last year the offertory amounted to about £18. It is confidently hoped that this will be oreatly increased. Surely the Mother Church of the Diocese should • do more than this for the poorer and smaller, churches of the Diocese. Let our gifts be worthy of us as a congregation and worthy of Him to whom we owe all we enjoy.

Gaol ; Library.— ln- response to the Vicar's appeal and m addition to other gifts, he has received the following kind letter with a handsome present of books from the Rev. R. McNaughtan : — " Congregational Manse, Napier, Nov. 19th, 1907. Canon Mayne, Thi Vicarage, Dear friend, — In response to your appeal on behalf of the gaol library, it gives me great pleasure to forward to you some books contributed by the senior and junior Christian Endeavour Societies connected with the Congregational Church here. . In the event of any books duplicating those already m the library, they can be exchanged at Mr J. Wilson Craig's. With kind regards, Yours cordially, Robert McNaughtan.. Mothers' Union.— The members of the above union will meet for their annual social and garden party at the Vicarage on . Wednesday, December Uth, from 3 to 5 p.m. District School Bible Class.— The chiJdren's annual social and prizegiving will be held at the Vicarage on Tuesday, December 3rd, at 4 p.m. Confirmation.— The Bishop will hold a confirmation for girls attending the Hukarere school early m December. Christmas Day Services. — Holy Communion 6 a.m., 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 12 a.m. Gaol service with address, 9.30 a.m. Choral Matins, 11 a.m. Choral Evensong, 7 p.m.— With carols. All the offertories on Christmas Day will bo given to the General Mission Fund. Parishioners who will be unable to attend through absence of any other cause will have an opportunitj/ of contribtiting by means of envelopes which will be distributed on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays m Advent. Sunday Schools. — The Vicar's Bible Class and the three Sunday schools will be closed during the whole of January. Scholars will reassemble on Sunday, February 2nd, at 3 p.m. The picnic will probably be held on Saturday. December 14th. Fuller information will be o-iven when Miss K. Williams and Mr Sheath, the superintendent, return to Napier. Carol Service. — A carol service will be held on Monday, December 23rd, at 8 p.m. There will be a collection to defray expenses. - Thanks are due to the Rev. G. B. Nanson for his gift of a hand-,, some font kneeler. Baptisms. — George John Cleary ; William Bertram White ; Gerald Leighton Nanson ; Helen Kinross White. Marriage.— William Johnston and Ethel Gertrude . Stairmand. Death — Thomas Russell Cooper, 84.